IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10543 of 2024 ------ Sunita Devi, aged about 25 years, W/o. Kaila Mahto, R/o. Vill.- Luranga Tola, Dumerbera P.O. & P.S.- Barkagaon (Urimari), Dist.- Hazaribagh. … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Pragati Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. ------ 03/12.02.2025 Heard the parties. 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Barkagaon (Urimari O.P.) P.S. Case No. 117/2024 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 1529/2024, for the offences registered under Sections 302, 201/34 of the I.P.C., pending in the Court of learned A.S.J.-VII, Hazaribagh. 3. On 07.05.2024 at about 5:00 P.M., three years’ old daughter of the informant went missing. Subsequently, her dead body was recovered from a well. Suspicion has been raised upon the named accused persons that they might have committed the murder of the deceased. 4. Case Diary and photocopy of the postmortem report of the deceased, earlier called for, has been received. It appears that the deceased has sustained several abrasions on her person. It further appears that the deceased died because of asphyxia due to smothering. 5. Learned A.P.P. after going through the Case Diary, submitted that the petitioner was seen taking the deceased to her house, there after she went missing. 6. Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, her prayer for bail stands rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Rahul/-